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text: At 21, an age that finds many of us grinding it out in unpaid internships or entry-level jobs (if we're lucky), vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant had already won the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, one of the jazz world's most prestigious honors. By 23, she'd released an astonishing album, "WomanChild," earning critical raves and a Grammy nod in the jazz vocal category (she lost to fellow rising star Gregory Porter). For a young musician, "WomanChild" sounds nothing like the work of a nervous rookie; Salvant arrived fully-formed, a virtuosic, shape-shifting singer with a love for near-ancient songs.

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Topic A: Is Obama Betraying the Left on Detainee Photos and Military Tribunals?
Yesterday President Obama announced he would maintain Bush-era military tribunals to try prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, and earlier this week he decided not to release photos allegedly depicting U.S. soldiers abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. Is Obama betraying the left? The Post asked Marc A. Thiessen, Kenneth Roth and Douglas E. Schoen.
Visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution; chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush
This week, President Obama saw firsthand how his liberal ideas directly conflict with his responsibilities as commander in chief. Thankfully he chose those responsibilities over the demands the left.
If he had released the detainee photos, they would been posted on jihadist websites within minutes, used by al Qaeda to incite terrorist attacks. Presented with this information, the president made the right call.
And if he had failed to allow military commissions to proceed, he would have betrayed the 9/11 families by denying them the justice they deserve. It is clear his administration discovered that its campaign rhetoric did not match the reality of what the Bush administration had established. The military commissions created by his predecessor in fact provide elaborate protections for defendants. So he is allowing them to proceed with cosmetic changes. The difference is, in the case of the photos he at least acknowledges that he is reversing course.
Executive director, Human Rights Watch
Obama is betraying America. He started off right, ending the "enhanced interrogation techniques" and announcing plans to close Guantanamo. As he said, "A democracy as resilient as ours must reject the false choice between our security and our ideals."
His decisions this week betray that vision. In blocking the release of photographs depicting U.S. military personnel abusing detainees, he revived the Bush theory that the abuse was the work of only a few bad apples, all the while rejecting a truth commission to examine the senior officials who directed or authorized torture.
Proceeding with flawed military commissions to try Guantanamo detainees, meanwhile, will draw public attention to their unfairness rather than the horror of the alleged crimes. To convict someone of conspiracy to commit terrorism requires only proof of a criminal agreement between two of more people and one step, no matter how innocuous, to advance the plan. If the government can't meet that modest evidentiary standard, it should release the detainees. Railroading them to "justice" in substandard tribunals would be a gift to terrorist recruiters and undermine the international cooperation needed to combat terrorism.
The president once understood that. By abandoning his values and insights so quickly, he is selling himself and the nation short.
Democratic pollster and author
Rather than betraying the left, President Obama has effectively isolated it with his decision to continue to use military commissions to try alleged terrorists.
First he got Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, to endorse his decision by acknowledging publicly that, "military commissions can play a legitimate role in prosecuting" detainees.
And by granting detainees additional legal protections beyond those offered by the Bush administration, Obama appears to have limited public criticism largely to interest groups and human rights groups such as the ACLU, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First.
Obama also obviously saw an opportunity to announce his decision when the liberal Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi -- who could have been expected to be an outspoken opponent of his decision -- was clearly distracted. He announced his decision on a day during which CIA Director Leon Panetta defended the agency in the ongoing dispute about what Pelosi knew about waterboarding and when she knew it.
If the president is able to avoid serious and sustained criticism from the left for his decision to continue to employ military tribunals, he will be better able to deal with the equally thorny issue of how and when to close down the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and what to do about the detainees still housed there.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 102503
PHP Warning: Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php4/pgsql.so'
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:56:55 EDT
Description of problem:
/usr/lib/php4/pgsql.so: undefined symbol: OnUpdateBool in Unknown on line 0
same problem when rebuild from src.rpm
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
php-4.3.2-7 httpd-2.0.47-4
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1.service httpd start
2.less /var/log/httpd/error.log
3.try phpPgAdmin, unable to access postgresql database
Seems to be reported on buzilla of php.net but related to a patch applyied in
src.rpm, not in standart php tarball
Thanks for the report; this bug was caused by the use of the
"--enable-versioning" switch to configure - the switch only worked because of a
bug in libtool 1.4 and earlier. When php was built with --enable-versioning and
libtool 1.5, --enable-versioning breaks horribly.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 103690 ***
Fine but where is php-4.3.3-2 available ?
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Rehabilitating the HOA Image One Person, One Deed and One Community at a Time
Date Posted: Tuesday, August, 1st, 2017
Newsletter Article | Topics: Building Community, Community Associations Miscellaneous, Governance, Management
By: Melissa M. Garcia, Esq. So last month I was at the doctor's office, and as I was making small talk with the nurse she asked "So what do you do?" I responded "I'm an HOA attorney." She actually grimaced. It was a clear knee-jerk reaction. And then she laughed, said sorry, and made some… [Read More]


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MSV Incognito's Committees
Activities Committee – AKtiE
The Activities Committee is involved with organizing social activities for the members of Incognito. These activities include (but are not limited to) Archery, board game nights, paintball and many other activities. If you have suggestions for awesome activities or if you would like to join this committee, you can reach us by mail: email@example.com.
- Hidde van Scherpenseel – Chairman
- Megan Willemsen – Secretary
- Paul Disbeschl
- Thomas Wall
- Jonty Small
- Albert Negura
- Fadi Katrina
- Arnaud Ruymaekers
- Costanza Siani
- Silvia Fallone
- Sarah Waseem
Educational Committee – EduKatiE
The Educational Committee organizes all education related events for the members of Incognito. Examples of some of our events are guest lectures (KafE Lecture Series), group study sessions, and private tutoring. You can reach us by mail at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions or suggestions.
- Andrew Gold – Chairman
- Jade Cock – Secretary
- Kamil Bujnarowski
- Isabel Fernandez
- Philippe Debie
- Bianca Iancu
- Henry Mauranen
- Evelina Masliankova
Public Relations Committee – ProKtiE
The Public Relations Committee deals with all PR related activities, such as company visits, company presentations, sponsoring, and the Incognito Business Day. If you want to contact us or are interested in joining this committee, you can reach us by mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Jonty Small – Chairman
- Megan Willemsen – Secretary
- Andrew Gold
- Paul Disbeschl
IT Committee – HacKErs
The IT Committee is the committee that is responsible for the technical aspect of all IT related services. This includes the technical aspects of running the websites and the wiki, but not the content. Aside from this they host Incognito's LAN parties! The hacKErs were constituted on January 8th, 2013. If you want to contact us or are interested in joining this committee, you can reach us by mail: email@example.com.
- Paul Disbeschl – Chairman and Cap'n Code (on leave)
- Thomas Wall – Swabbie and Temporary Cap'n Code
- Rob Bogie – Secretary and Rigger
- Florian Fuß – Boatswain
- Kostya Smirnov – Master Gunner
- Błażej Dolicki – Cabin Boy
- Hristo Minkov – Musician
- Andrea Nardi – Cooper
- Gerrit Drost – Senior Powder Monkey (Honorary)
- Job Hartjes – Senior Powder Monkey (Honorary)
- Geert Konijnendijk – Sailing Master (Honorary)
- Pieter Schaap – Admiral (Honorary)
- Bas Willemse – Junior Powder Monkey (Honorary)
Media Committee – RedaKtiE
The media committee collects content for the Yearbook and edits a regular news bulletin, aimed to inform students about relevant faculty matters. If you are interested in reaching the entire student body with your well written pieces, you can reach us by mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Jade Cock – Chairman
- Kamil Bujnarowski – Secretary
- Sidney Jacobs
- Jonty Small
- Kalli Buchanan
- Salil Baht
Intro Committee – FiKtiE
The Intro Committee is the committee that organizes the faculty introduction and the introduction camp at the beginning of each year. If you want to contact us or are interested in joining this committee, you can reach us by mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Milan Woudenberg – Chairman
- Marcel Ignéczi – Secretary
Bar Committee – TasKE
The Festivities committee organizes every beer that is created during BoB's, BBQ's and every other event. They are also in charge of organizing beer related social events like the Block Opening Drinks, Cantus and pub crawl. If you want to contact us or are interested in joining this committee, you can reach us by mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Ben Kovacs – Chairman
- Luc Linders – Secretary
- James Rolls
- Milan Woudenberg
- Marcell Ignéczi
- Hidde van Scherpenseel
- Jonty Small
- Silvia Fallone
- Sarah Wasseem
Financial Committee
The Financial Committee helps the treasurer whenever he/she needs it. They also check up on all financial states and changes of Incognito.
- Albert Negura
- Thomas Wall
- Gijs-Jan Roelofs
- Jade Cock
- Pieter Schaap
- Sidney Jacobs
Old Member Association
Some members stop their study half way and some finish it with their final thesis. For all those people there is a possibility to still know what's going on in MSV Incognito! If you stay a member, you will automatically join the Old Member Association, OMA, of MSV Incognito. This way, you know what is going on and you can join the activities when you have time!


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Is a jumbo mortgage better than a conforming home loan?
What is a jumbo mortgage?
When you finance expensive property, you need a jumbo mortgage. You'll have to play by different rules, because mortgages for high-priced homes are not standardized.
While a loan that meets guidelines established by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (a so-called "conforming" home loan) can be easily sold to investors, a mortgage that exceeds $453,100 is considered "non-conforming."
Also known as a jumbo mortgage, this home loan plays by its own rules.Verify your new rate (Aug 20th, 2018)
Jumbo mortgage financing: it's back
During the mortgage crisis a few years ago, jumbo loans all but went away. The ones that remained came with guidelines that were nearly impossible for homeowners to meet.
High down payments, high interest rates, and high credit standards made jumbo loans almost obsolete.
But as the real estate market steadily recovered, jumbo loans re-entered the lending landscape.
In fact, homebuyers in the market for a larger loan may be pleasantly surprised to know that jumbo mortgage rates are nearly as low as conforming rates.
Conforming rates vs jumbo mortgage rates
Jumbo loans typically carry higher interest rates than conforming mortgages.
Jumbo mortgage rates are back, however, and they are looking good!
In the bad old days, the difference between conforming mortgage rates and jumbo rates ranged between half a point to two full points.
These days, however, the spread between jumbo rates and conforming rates is minimal — about 1/10th of a percent, according to one national survey.
As of this writing, in Atlanta, you can find both jumbo and conforming 30-year fixed mortgages offered at 4.375 percent.
Look at jumbo ARMs
ARM rates can be over one percent lower than fixed-rate jumbo loans. For borrowers with larger loans, ARMs are popular alternatives.
That's because with bigger balances, the effect of a lower interest rate on what you pay each month is more pronounced.
In addition, jumbo ARM rates can sometimes be lower than their conforming counterparts.
Many jumbo ARMs are not sold to investors, but are instead held by lenders on their own books. These "portfolio" mortgages can be made according to whatever guidelines and pricing the lenders establish.
The market is much less homogeneous, and the smart shopper can often find a bargain with a lender trying to expand its market share or build up its pipeline.
Jumbo ARMs come with introductory periods in which their rates are fixed. You can find loans fixed for three, five, seven, or ten years.
If you don't keep your mortgage for more than the introductory period, you'll never even have to deal with rate adjustments.Verify your new rate (Aug 20th, 2018)
Compare and shop jumbo mortgage rates
Unlike conforming mortgage rates, which typically differ by .25 to .5 percent between competitors, jumbo mortgage rates can vary largely from one lender to the next.
Jumbo lenders can serve different markets — alternative documentation, non-prime, unorthodox properties, or borrowers with big down payments and perfect credit — and that affects the rates charged.
This means that when conforming mortgage rates are higher, jumbo rates don't necessarily follow that the same path.
It definitely pays to shop and compare.
Unlike smaller mortgage loans, a half percent difference in the interest rate on a $700,000 loan amount can add up over time.
- $700,000 at 4.375% = $3,495
- $700,000 at 4.875% = $3,704
The difference between these two scenarios adds up quickly. Over five years, $209 per month saves over $12,500.
When conforming loan rates are lower
When conforming rates are significantly lower than jumbo rates, consider a "piggy-back" mortgage. This combination of a conforming first mortgage and a small second mortgage may save you money.
You can determine your savings potential by calculating the "blended rate" of the combined loans.
For instance, if you paid 4.0 percent interest on a $453,100, and 5.0 percent on another $25,000 loan, your blended rate is 4.06 percent. If jumbo rates are higher than this, the piggyback will save you interest.
Here's how the calculations look:
- First, you add the loan balances together to find the total of all loans. In this case, that's $449,100.
- Next, you divide each balance by the total. In this case, $424,100 / $449,100 is 94 percent.
- Multiply the interest rate of each account by its proportion (percent of total). That gives you an adjusted or weighted rate for each account.
- Finally, add all of the weighted rates together. That's your blended rate.
What are today's jumbo mortgage rates?
Today's jumbo mortgage rates are at historic lows. In recent months, the average jumbo mortgage rate is on par with conforming rates.
If you are in the jumbo loan market, you should shop and compare all of your options before deciding which is best.Verify your new rate (Aug 20th, 2018)


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It's Saturday morning and I can't believe how quiet my house is! It's rare that I get to paint in such calm conditions with children in the house. Well, I've taken advantage of the situation and started on a new work. Today I'm painting the underlay wash of this new painting; in this stage I work out the colours I will use and mark in the darks and light areas for the next layers of paint. My model looks so quite and serene, kind of like how I'm feeling today. Wolfgang is relaxed too, though he never knows when it's the weekend, his life is one big holiday!
Painted with love,
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The first dating site, Match.com, was launched in 1995. Since then, Match.com has grown to be one of the biggest dating sites, and today it operates in 25 countries. A plethora of dating sites and mobile apps have since been created worldwide - now totaling about 2,500 services - catering to millions of love-seeking users.
From mainstream to niche-specific services catering to demographic groups, certain ages, and sexual orientation, a wide variety of dating sites are available in a matter of a few clicks. With a steadily growing number of dating sites, Canadian singles can be sure to find a match in their area.
The motivations for using dating sites are varied: some people are on the lookout for shared interests or backgrounds, while others take a special interest in professionals, army veterans or, simply, good looks.
Dating Sites Mechanisms: From Filtered Search to Personality Quizzes
Dating sites and apps use a variety of methods to match users. Some sites are geared with a filtering feature, allowing users to specify preferences - age, location, hobbies, political views, marital status, religious affiliation and physical appearance, to name a few. The users are then presented with a pool of potential candidates that meet those preferences.
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North Dakota is a state in the U.S situated in Great Plains and is bordered on the east with Minnesota, in the west with Montana, in the south by South Dakota and in the north by the Canadian provinces. North Dakota is considered to be the 39th state and was admitted to the Union in 1889. It is a very large state but is scarcely populated. Main settlement in the state is that of farmers. The population of North Dakota Destination has hardly risen in past few years but there is a definite change in the living style of the people of the state. Their life style has changed from rural to urban and has been modernized lately.
North Dakota Destination has been considered to be one of the significant states of North America and is also called as a holy state because of some very important and famous holy sites situated in the state. But is has been reported lately that these sites are been abused most of the times by tourist. A statement has been remarked on North Dakota that it is still untouched and lots of things are yet to be discovered.
North Dakota has very few cities but these cities are considered to be the major one in the U.S. Bismarck is the state capital and is also called the scenic beauty of North Dakota. The city has n numbers of recreational hot spots that keeps the tourists busy till their trip ends. Fargo on the other hand is the largest city of North Dakota and is also the home for the state university. Similarly, the other cities of North Dakota have some or the other speciality that makes them different from one another; like Devils Lake is the heart of North Dakota lake country, Jamestown is popularly called as the Buffalo city etc.
North Dakota Destination is the perfect place to spend some quality time with your friends or families. It is a perfect place for relaxation and enjoyment. With some great outdoor activities like fishing, hunting, hiking, horse riding and snowmobiling; North Dakota is the best place to be in and the best one to beat off. No matter what or whichever it is bicycle or binoculars; an adventure is always awaiting here in North Dakota. The only thing is to name the adventure and you'll find the sport.
There is lot of agricultural adventure to experience. The discovery of farms, ranches & Gardens is a breath taking experience. It will be under your will whether you wish to take a seat from a saddle or just want to see and appreciate the greenery and the environment surrounding you which also includes the golden amber waves of grains and lot of latest and modern farming equipments.
Some early inhabitants have left their traits in the state which show their distinct language and culture. Some of these tribes are Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, the Yanktonai, Sisseton, Wapheton, Hunkpapa and Dakotah. Indians are united by core beliefs and values and they respect their earth. They have a unique understanding of human nature and their relationship with nature. Tourists are always welcomed in North Dakota Destination to unravel the beauty of the Indian culture.
As stated earlier North Dakota State is the least visited state of the U.S as there are lot of things yet undiscovered and some willing tourists and visitors can get into those unknown parts of the state. It is at times said to be the living proof and there is a lot to see and do in the off beaten path of tourist and in the small towns. Activities and Adventures go around the entire year and these activities are the major attraction of the Tourists so that they can spend some lavish time in the state. The scenic beauty and the surroundings of the North Dakota Destination is the main attraction of the state and are worth seeing. There are some old frontier forts to visit. There are hundreds of species of birds, animals, fish and wildflowers.
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|Devils Lake Country
|United States
|Devils Lake State
|North Dakota
|Devils Lake County
|Devils Lake Founded
|Devils Lake Incorporated (village)
|Devils Lake Incorporated (city)
|Devils Lake Area
|- Total
|6.3 sq mi (16.3 km2)
|- Land
|6.3 sq mi (16.3 km2)
|- Water
|0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
|Devils Lake Elevation
|1,447 ft (441 m)
|Devils Lake Population (2000)
|- Total
|- Density
|1,149.4/sq mi (443.8/km2)
|Devils Lake Time Zone
|Central (CST) (UTC-6)
|- Summer (DST)
|Devils Lake ZIP Code
|Devils Lake Area Code(s)
|Devils Lake FIPS Code
|Devils Lake GNIS Feature ID
|Devils Lake Highways
|Mandan Coordinates: 46°49′44″N 100°53′28″W
|Mandan Country
|United States
|Mandan State
|North Dakota
|Mandan County
|Mandan Area
|- Total
|10.3 sq mi (26.6 km2)
|- Land
|10.2 sq mi (26.4 km2)
|- Water
|0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
|Mandan Elevation
|1,647 ft (502 m)
|Mandan Population (2000)
|- Total
|- Density
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|Mandan Time Zone
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|- Summer (DST)
|Mandan ZIP Code
|Mandan Area Code(s)
|Mandan FIPS Code
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|I-94, I-94 Bus., I-194, ND 6, ND 1806
|Mandan Website
|Wahpeton Coordinates: 46°16′12″N 96°36′38″W
|Wahpeton Country
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|Wahpeton State
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|Wahpeton County
|Wahpeton Government
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|Jim Sturdevant
|- City Coordinator
|Shawn Kessel
|Wahpeton Area
|- Total
|5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2)
|- Land
|5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2)
|- Water
|0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
|Wahpeton Elevation
|965 ft (294 m)
|Wahpeton Population (2009)
|- Total
|- Density
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The Night Of Season finale arrived at a conclusion with the trial of Nasir "Naz" Khan. However, it remains a mystery on why the ending did not reveal the real suspect behind the death of Andrea Cornish.
The Night Of Season 1 Episode 8 entitled "The Call of the Wild" featured the trial of Naz in the defense phase. Trevor, Duade, Day and Don testified to prove that Naz was innocent. However, when Naz testified, it turned out poorly and even him had a doubt about his innocence.
Freddy handed a security footage showing Naz and Chandra kissing, hoping for a mistrial. Unfortunately, it did not help but ruined Chandra's career. With this, John Stone was made the lead attorney after Crowe fired Chandra.
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Detective Box, who seemed to realize Naz innocence, found a footage showing Andrea being followed by a man named Ray Halle. Halle was Evelyn's financial adviser and Andrea's boyfriend. Det. Box learned that the man had violent tendencies and was seen at the scene of the crime.
Det. Box tried to convince Weiss to stop Naz's trial but she continued. Fortunately, unpexpected turns of events happened that in Naz's freedom. To everyone's disappointment, The Night Of Season 1 ended not knowing the real murderer of Andrea Cornish.
"I think it was conceived of as a one-season one-off," Ahmed said of Naz's story. "Perhaps [if] there's a second season, they might do a different case like they did in the British version of the show. I think sometimes it's said, 'Better to quit while you're ahead.'"
Riz Ahmed, who played the character of Naz, revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the possibility of The Night Of SeaSon 2. However, he added that the second season might take different storyline.
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Bustle supported Ahmed's statement and said that if there will be a season 2, it could narrate the same story as the second season of 'Criminal Justice'. The storyline is expected to revolve around the case of a domestic abuse victim accused of killing her own husband.
So far, there has been no exact confirmation about the possibility of second season. However, with the success of The Night Of Season 1, HBO could now be in talks with its creators Richard Price and Steven Zaillian.
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The Literal Left
Have opponents of the war been vindicated? Not so fast.
The truly annoying thing that I find when I am arguing with opponents of the regime-change policy in Iraq is their dogged literal-mindedness. "Your side said that coalition troops would be greeted with 'sweets and flowers!' " Well, I have seen them with my own eyes being ecstatically welcomed in several places. "But were there actual sweets and flowers?" Then again, "You said there was an alliance between Bin Laden and Saddam, and now people think that Saddam was behind 9/11." Well, the administration hasn't said there was a 9/11 connection, but there are reams of verifiable contact between al-Qaida and Baghdad. Bin Laden supported Saddam, and his supporters still do, and where do you think this lovely friendship was going? "But there's no direct link between Saddam and 9/11." Finally, "You said that weapons of mass destruction would be found, and they haven't been." Well, what I said in my Slate/Plume book was that the programs were latent—which is why we wouldn't face WMD in case of an invasion, as the peace movement kept saying we would—but that I had been believably told of stuff hidden in a mosque and that I had every reason to think that Saddam Hussein was trying to make up for what he'd lost or illegally destroyed by buying it off the shelf from North Korea. Incidentally, if the Iraqis destroyed the stocks they had once declared, they were in serious breach of the U.N. resolutions, which stipulated that they be handed over and accounted for. "But they said they'd find actual stuff."
This is not just tiresome in itself. It convinces me that, if the Bush and Blair administrations had not raised the overdue subject of Saddam's hellish regime, nobody else was going to. Aided by occasional political ineptitude in Washington and London, the opponents of the policy have done no better than act as if Iraq had nothing to do with them and maintain that things were all right as they were, or at any rate could only be made worse by an intervention. The idea that Iraq's state and society were headed for confrontation and implosion anyway just doesn't occur to such minds.
I think that this is why the David Kay report has received such a grudging audience for its important findings. I pause to note, just for my own sake, that the report contains a photograph of laboratory equipment stacked in a mosque. Much more salient is the story of Saddam's dealings with Kim Jong-il, which was written up at length by David Sanger and Thom Shanker in the New York Times on Dec. 1.
You may remember the secret and disguised shipload of North Korean Scuds, intercepted on its way to Yemen by the Spanish navy just before war began last March. Now downloaded hard drives from Iraqi government computers, plus interviews with Iraq officials and scientists, have established that Saddam Hussein was trying to buy Rodong missiles from Pyongyang and was hoping to purchase the rights to the North Korean production line. The significance of this is obvious enough: The Rodong missile has a range much greater than that prohibited to Iraq by the U.N. resolutions. It also makes sense: North Korea is bankrupt and starving and exports only weapons and drugs while Saddam's Iraq had plenty of spare off-the-record cash in American dollars. The intended transshipment point and the site of the negotiations, Syria in both instances, also indicates that Syria has long been at least a passive profiteer from the sanctions imposed on its neighbor.
Even more interesting is the fashion in which the deal broke down. Having paid some $10 million dollars to North Korea, the Iraqi side found that foot-dragging was going on—this is the discussion revealed on one of the hard drives—and sought a meeting about where the money might be refunded. North Korea's explanation for its slipped deadline was that things were getting a little ticklish. In the month before the coalition intervened in Iraq, Saddam's envoys came back empty-handed from a meeting in Damascus. It doesn't take a rocket scientist (just for once I can use this expression without toppling into cliché) to deduce that the presence of a large force all along Iraq's borders might have had something to do with North Korea's cold feet.
So the "drumbeat" scared off the deal-makers, and Saddam Hussein never did get Rodong missiles, which might have been able to hit targets far away from Iraq. Elsewhere in the Kay report, there is convincing evidence that Iraqi scientists were working on missiles, and missile fuels, with ranges longer than those permitted by the United Nations. So there is an explanation for why the completed and readied material was never "found" by inspectors before or after the invasion: It hadn't been acquired quite yet. Which meant that Saddam could not confront the international community in the way that North Korea has lately been doing, by brandishing weapons that do in fact have deterrent power. As in previous cases—the parts of a nuclear centrifuge found in the yard of Iraqi scientist Mehdi Obeidi, for example—the man in charge of these covert weapons programs was Saddam's son Qusai. I find I can live with the idea that Qusai never got to succeed his father as Kim Jong-il did. Imagine a North Korea, with attitude, on the sea lanes of the Persian Gulf—and with "deniable" but undeniable ties to al-Qaida. That was in our future if action had not been taken.
There were predictions made by the peaceniks, too, that haven't come literally true, or true at all. There has been no refugee exodus, for example, of the kind they promised. No humanitarian meltdown, either. No mass civilian casualties. All of these things would of course come to pass, and right away, if the Iraqi "resistance" succeeded in sabotaging the coalition presence. But I refuse to believe that any antiwar person is so keen on vindication as to wish for anything like that.


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Second: This thought came from an excellent Small Group conversation about our Believe topic this week: Single-Mindedness
There is a Buzz-Word out there these days that is highly desirable to find in a person: authenticity. If you have authenticity, you are transparent and your personality is not hiding or disguised. Employers are looking for authenticity, millennials are looking for authenticity in authority figures. Authenticity is being valued over reputation.
Are you authentic? Authentic sports memorabilia demands a HUGE price increase over the fake stuff. Authentic Christ-Followers are worth far more, as well. They are the ones that don't just survive the day, they thrive no matter the circumstances. Because what is on the outside matches what is inside. Their heart is tuned to God's heart.
Are we authentic?
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart. For they will see God.
(Chris - Translation: Blessed is the Christ-Follower who does not wear a mask, Whose inner character completely matches their outward actions. They will, in turn, see the purity of God. )


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'Agua Luces' project to shine lights on Tampa bridges for RNC
TAMPA - Five Tampa bridges are about to become works of art. On Friday, Chicago artist Tracey Dear's "Agua Luces" project will illuminate the undersides of the downtown bridges. The permanent installations designed to beautify the spans was completed weeks before the Aug. 27-30 Republican National Convention comes to Tampa. The affected bridges over the Hillsborough River are along Kennedy Boulevard, Brorein Street, CSX railroad tracks and Platt Street, as well as the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway's bridge crossing the river. Tampa officials eventually hope to light the remainder of the city's major bridges.The city tested "Agua Luces" on Wednesday night, but Mayor Bob Buckhorn officially will light the downtown bridges shortly after 8:15 p.m. Friday at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. "Celebrating the Hillsborough River and our historic bridges is an opportunity to showcase downtown's best assets," Buckhorn stated in a release. A free screening of "The Wizard of Oz" will be shown at the park shortly after the lighting ceremony. Dear's project – "Water Lights" in Spanish – lingered for six years before Tampa Electric Co. agreed to shoulder most of the cost. In January, Buckhorn unveiled plans for the project, an extension of the "Lights on Tampa" program. For more information, visit tampagov.net/AguaLuces.
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Beginning at the largest scale, 2015 set a new global high temperature record- actually shattering the previous 2014 record. On a smaller scale it was only the second hottest year for the continental U.S., exceeded only by 2014 and then on the the state-wide scale, 2015 was curiously the 5th warmest and the 5th wettest in the New Mexico 1895-present record. More notable is the fact that the average minimum daily temperatures were the highest in the 1895-present record.
This was not so much the story for the Sevilleta. The refuge came in with just about average for precipitation for the year and the average daily temperature was 6th warmest in the Sevilleta's 27 year record. This figure shows the monthly precipitation for the refuge for the year. While certain months like January, May and October ran well above average, an extremely dry August and an even drier September put the brakes on the monsoon vegetation production. mm. This figure shows the average total annual precipitation for the Sevilleta over the past 27 years. The regression line is not quite significant (P=.0562) but has a slope of -2.74 mm.
Though the 2015 calendar year precipitation was virtually normal for the Sevilleta, the water year was a sadder story. A wet winter and spring produced one of the best spring growing seasons since 2010. However the very dry months of August and September combined for the 4th driest monsoon in past 27 years. The only drier were 2003, 2011, and 2012. Looking at water year precipitation for the Sevilleta for the 1989-2015 water years precipitation during the non-monsoon period came in slightly above average with 117 mm while the monsoon moisture came in well below average at 89 mm.
The 2015 mean annual temperatures actually dropped from 2014 This figure shows the comparison of 2015 temperatures with all previous years. Average annual highs, annual lows and mean daily average all popped back above average. Though 2015 is now ranked as the hottest on record this was not the case for the Sevilleta. 2012 holds that record on its much shorter period of record. On a monthly basis August and September were the months with well above average high temperatures while September and October had much higher than normal average low temperatures. May had the lowest high and low temperatures of any May on record.
Some 2015 Sevilleta Extremes
Highest Temperature 40.3 C (104.6 F) Jun 22 Blue Grama Lowest Temperature -19.2 C (-2.5 F) Dec 28 South Gate Maximum Daily Precipitation 35.3 mm (1.39) Oct 21 Blue Grama Maximum Wind Speed 28.7 m/sec (64.4 mph) Oct 15 Blue Grama
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============================================================================ Jan - 2nd wettest January in SEV LTER 27-year history May - Coolest May on record (1 degree F cooler than the next coolest. 2nd wettest May on record Aug - Driest August on record - only 17.2 mm compared to normal of 42.2 Sept. - 4th driest Sept. in 27 year history. Also 4th warmest September small (10 acre) fire on Nunn Flats Oct - 3rd wettest October in 27 year history and wettest month of 2015 Warmest minimum temperature average on record =============================================================================


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Best Kukri for the Money:"The Buyers Guide"
What Is The Best Kukri?
The Kukri (sometimes referred to as khukuri) is a knife with an inwardly curved blade. While to some this may be just another odd-looking ancient knife, to others it is a valuable item in the home knife collection. Knife aficionados are familiar with these knives, but the general population isn't. Perhaps this is part of the reason they're considered so valuable and unique. Visually similar to a machete, Kukri knife is used as a tool and as a weapon in Nepal. It is an important part of this country's tradition, but it has also become characteristic for quite a few armies, such the Nepalese and the Indian Army.
Kukri Reviews
1. Genuine Leather Head-forged Kukri.
2. Condor Tools And Knives Genuine
Leather Khukri Knife.
3. Genuine Gurkha Kukri Knife
4.Best Kukri Machete Comparison
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Genuine Gurkha Hand Forged Kukri
2.5 lbs.
Razor Sharp
10 inch. Blade
5 inch. Handle.
Condor Tools & Knives Kukri Knife
1 lbs.
Blasted satin
blade finish
9 inch.Blade
5 inch.Handle
Genuine Kukri Knife 11" Blade World War II
1.98 lbs.
Blade World War II
Hihgly Polished
10 inch. Blade
5 inch.Handle
Condor Kukri Machete Walnut Handle
1 lbs.
Carbon Steel
13 inch. Blade
Browning Wihongi Kukri Machete
2 lbs.
Stainless steel
9 inch. Blade
5 inch Handle
RUI Tactical Kukri Machete
2 lbs.
Titanium coated
17 1/4 inch overall
Ontario Knife Kukri
Closed : 4.17-Inch
Open : 17-Inch
Cold Steel Cutlery 97KMSZ
Overall: 18 inch
Blade:13 inch
Schrade Kukri
1 6.6 lbs.
Powder Coated
Stainless Steel
Overall:19.7 inch
Blade:13.3 inch
Kabar Kukri
1.7 lbs.
Overall: 17 inches
Blade 11-1/2
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|Genuine Gurkha Hand Forged Kukri
|2.5 lbs.
|Razor Sharp
|10 inch. Blade 5 inch. Handle.
|Condor Tools & Knives Kukri Knife
|1 lbs.
|Blasted satin blade finish
|9 inch.Blade 5 inch.Handle
|Genuine Kukri Knife 11" Blade World War II
|1.98 lbs.
|Blade World War II Hihgly Polished
|10 inch. Blade 5 inch.Handle
|Condor Kukri Machete Walnut Handle
|1 lbs.
|Carbon Steel
|13 inch. Blade
|Browning Wihongi Kukri Machete
|2 lbs.
|Stainless steel
|9 inch. Blade 5 inch Handle
|RUI Tactical Kukri Machete
|2 lbs.
|Titanium coated Stainless
|17 1/4 inch overall
|Ontario Knife Kukri
|Closed : 4.17-Inch Open : 17-Inch
|Cold Steel Cutlery 97KMSZ
|Polypropylene handle
|Overall: 18 inch Blade:13 inch
|Schrade Kukri
|1 6.6 lbs.
|Powder Coated Stainless Steel
|Overall:19.7 inch Blade:13.3 inch
|Kabar Kukri
|1.7 lbs.
|Carbon-steel blade
|Overall: 17 inches Blade 11-1/2 inches
If you're into things like swords, machetes, knives and blades you probably want to get your hands on a Kukri blade too. While it wasn't that easy to find a high quality Kukri for sale in the West before, things are quite different now. These knives can be bought and ordered online without any issues whatsoever. The question is, how to find a good quality Kukri knife for sale and where? Specialized online stores are probably the answer to where and there's quite a few of Nepal Kukri blades available on Amazon and similar e-commerce websites. Just make sure to do your research first, read some expert and user reviews, explore niche forums, cross-reference your information, consider your budget and then make up your mind.
What is a Gurkha Knife?
Some people, especially those in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia refer to Kukri knives as Gurkha knives. Some may even refer to the weapon as Kukri machete, Nepalese Kukri or Gurkha Kukri Knife. The truth is, however, that they are all talking about the exact same blade - it may go by different names in different parts of the world, but the famous Nepal Knife is a brilliant, multi-purpose weapon.
Best Kukri Knife
This is a knife designed primarily for chopping. Although it has been used as a weapon by many armies across the world it has not become a part of the mainstream yet. Perhaps this is why some of you may have a hard time making up their mind about which knife to purchase and where, but like we've already elaborated in the beginning of the article, as long as you do proper research and consult experts, getting a good model that will serve its purpose (whether you just want it as a part of your collection or need to use it practically) should not be that big of a problem.
3 Top of the line Kukri That you can buy right now.
Genuine Leather Head-forged Kukri
Are you looking for an outdoor knife that cuts as well as those used by professional Gurkha soldiers? You'll want the Genuine Gurkha Hand Forged Khukuri. it promises to make the great outdoors live up to its name.
This one-of-a-kind fighting knife has striking features sought after by collectors and artisans. The creativity behind it is simply astounding.
They use real, hand-forged Kukuri blades that come from the supplier who services the Gurkhas, so rest assured that they are of top quality. You're getting knives that last a lifetime.
These Incredible knives reflect Nepalese tradition. A Bishwakama, or Khukuri Maker, painstakingly crafts each blade using the finest traditional forging tools.
You'll love the chic look of this knife. Manufacturers fashioned its grip out of hardy, yet beautiful rosewood. It's only 15 inches and is highly portable. You will receive it in an authentic buffalo leather sheath.
This extraordinary fighting knife regains its sharpness with a snap. While other knives use a metal that stays blunt, this one uses state-of-the-art, water-tempered elements. It's sharp, yet safe.
Besides these excellent features, this knife has a few striking advantages.
Users expressed delight that it could take them through their outdoor adventures. They also loved that it was the correct balance and weight.
The durability of this hardy tool is not easy to beat. Satisfied customers expressed that it holds its edge well. Others loved its lasting ruggedness.
The fashionable sheath pleases customers as well. One of them mentioned that the knife fits snugly in it. The knife, once placed in it, rests well. .Also, the knife filing tool, the Chak Mak, creates sparks and sharpens easily.
Of course, every tool gives you something to consider.
This Khukri knife may not have a comfortable grip. Some of them report that it's uneven. Other clients commented that the steel too soft, and not durable. They find that the sheath, made of buffalo hide, is too hard, That said, it's durable and sturdy.
In all, if you want a genuine, handcrafted knife that does its job well, the Genuine Gurkha Hand Forged Khukri is for you.
Condor Tools And Knives Genuine Leather Khukri Knife
Do you want a knife that's simple, yet sharp? The Condor Heavy Duty Cooking Knife is at your service.
The Condor's sturdy blade is a comfortable ten inches. Though it's small, it's sharp. The steel cuts through most material. You can bring the condor on your outdoor trips, owing to its size.
You'll adore its hardwood handle. In dark brown, it shouts chic. Hardwood is also durable, so you use this knife for many years to come. The grip is firm and even, so you'll have no problem whittling wood or wire.
Another feature that you'll love is its black leather sheath. The Condor fits inside it beautifully. The black color is stylish, yet makes a serious statement. You'll know that it's a cutter that does its job.
The 8mm 1075 carbon steel is durable. You'll know that you're buying a knife that lasts. The carbon finishing will not rust under any circumstances.
This knife pleases people who bought it, according to their reviews.
Many love its design and mention that it looks better than its pictures. The handle pins are shiny and robust. It gleams and leaves a lasting impression.
Others comment that it's capable of carving that's intricate and fine. It's able to cut stable branches, which makes it the ideal outdoor companion. With this tool, you won't have to use camp axes or tomahawks.
Customers found its durability remarkable. Those who used it for a while discovered that it holds its edge well, despite constant use. It doesn't become blunt quickly.
Of course, every product will give customers things to think over, and the Condor's no different. Do consider every detail before making a purchase.
Take note that you shouldn't use it for extensive work, or the rivets may fall off. Others mention that its edge is hard to sharpen because it is completely flat. A few customers observed that it takes practice to use it with ease.
In all, if you want a small knife that packs a punch, try the Condor. It's style and razor-sharp edge will lease you for a long time to come.
Genuine Gurkha Kukri Knife
Are you tired of the low-quality, everyday knives at the kitchenware department? You'll need the Genuine Gurkha Kukri knife. It offers cutting power and stability.
The Genuine Gurkha Kukri Knife is the Nepalese Gurkha weapon of choice. At 10 nches, it's small and portable. You can take it with you for your next camping trip.
At 10 inches, this ultra-sharp knife can cut through anything. Made of high-grade carbon steel, it's highly durable. You'll enjoy its gleaming, high-polished finish.
Furthermore, this knife screams style. You'll love its cotton-covered, leather, buffalo tail. Pull it out of its sheath and it will catch the eye immediately. Of course, it will draw a few gasps.
This incredible knife is a breeze to sharpen because it's made of carbon steel. That's the same steel used to put railway tracks together. You can't doubt how hardy it is.
As a bonus, it comes with two smaller knives, the Karda and Chakmak, which are top-quality and fashionable. As a knife collector, you'll appreciate its water -tempered blade. Your fingerprints will not show on it at all.
Painstakingly hand-forged by the Kami Caste, the masters of Kukri making, this blade reflects tradition. The Biswakarmas only use conventional tools.
These winning features aside, this knife has other draws.
Users appreciated its unique craftsmanship and quality. They mentioned that it fit well in the sheath, and had no burrs. Many others felt that it was a good knife for self-defense. These customers also appreciated its balance.
Furthermore, shipment was fast. Many clients reported that they got their knives ahead of the time expected.
Of course, all hand-crafted blades will give you something to consider. Some users mention that there's a twist of the knife that you may want to note. This minor flaw may make the knife look a little lopsided.
Furthermore, you'll have to protect it as best you can. Proper maintenance is necessary to prevent the metal from rusting.
In all, get this knife if you want a blade with a design that will turn heads.
Best Kukri Machete Comparison
If you've already done a bit of research and read about these knives, you may have come across different articles and website content in which Kukri knives are actually called machetes. This shouldn't confuse you - people are referring to the exact same thing. What's causing this confusion is the fact that some people are unaware of the subtle differences between knives and machetes and vice versa. Nepal knives are sometimes called machetes because of their design - the inwardly curved blade is similar to different types of machetes that can be found all over the world.
If you would like to buy a kukri machete then the following blades may interest you. The Condor Tool & Knive Kukri Machete, The Browning Wihongi Signature Series Kukri Machete and the RUI Tactical Kukri Machete each offer nice features for people who've always wanted to own their very own Kukri Machete.
These are sharp, durable and, with a little practice, easy to use. So if you are interested in these three items then here's what you should know about them.
First of all, we have the Browning Winhongi Kukri Machete and this particular blade certainly looks impressive. Aside from its tribal design, it also has lush fit fasteners, authentic blood grooves and stainless steel bolsters.
Moreover, this blade is also easy to carry around, and unlike the other two, seems to have been designed as a weapon. So if you are a fan of bladed martial arts then the Browning Wihongi offers the best value among the three.
Next, we have the Rui Tactical Kukri Machete, which happens to be the longest of three kukri machetes. Measuring a total 17 and ¼ inches, this machete kukri is large, long and powerful. Additionally, it also has rubberized handles for easier handling as well as a couple accessories, a black nylon belt sheath and a black cord lanyard.
Finally we have the Condor Tool and Knives Kukri Machete. This item features a 13 inch steel blade and walnut handle. The blade is made from high carbon steel and the finish features epoxy black powder coating. Also, like the other two kukri machetes, this blade is also easy to carry, and use.
With regards to price the Rui Tactical Kukri Machete and the Condor Tool & Knive Kukri Machete are quite similar at the online stores which are sold.
In contrast, the Browning Wihongi is more expensive because unlike the other two, this kukri machete is more artistic thanks to its Maori tribal motif as well as a few extra features that more or less justify the added costs.
Now, whether you find these additional features actually useful is up to you, but if you want to make your decision based on price then the Browning Wihongi is the most expensive of the three.
The RUI Tactical Kukri Machete is a very simple, but very practical kukri machete. From its black rubberized handles to its black nylon belt sheath, this machete is the ideal option for people who always go for the practical option.
As for the Condor Tool & Knive Kukri Machete, it's similar to the Rui Tactical, but heavier and very traditional in its design. Of the three kukri machetes, it's also the most affordable and the shortest. So you should only buy this product if you want something more traditional otherwise, you should stick to the other two option.
Finally, we have the Browning Wihongi with its nice Maori tribal design. In terms of pure functionality, it's not that different from the other two. However, it is certainly a great looking blade, and some of its accessories are certainly useful. So if you want your kukri machete to have a certain amount of style then the Browning Winhongi is your best option.
What Is A Balisword?
A balisword may be compared to a balisong, which can be translated to mean 'sh0rt sword''. A balisword is not the normal sword many people are used to because there are two hilt that cover the blade. The balisword is also longer than the normal swords, reaching to a length of around six feet. This type of sword is also curved in shape unlike most swords that are straight.
The history and uses of a balisword
The balisword, like many other types of swords, has its origin in Japan and it was later traded, finding its way into North Africa, Egypt. In Japan, it was used by several communities for fighting in warfare even though it was not very popular in the country. The balisword can be used for the normal functions and purposes of swords. One of the disadvantages of the balisword is that it cannot be used to perform some of the tricks that can be performed by the use of a normal sword. This is because the blades can cause injuries when they are extremely close to the hand. The people who use it also have to open it by using both hands instead. The balisword is still kept by some of the communities in Japan as a symbol of culture and heritage.


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Atelier Margueritte Couture is based in Brussels at 15' from the city center and 10' from the international train station Gare du Midi.
How does Atelier Margueritte Couture work?
To create a collection, we start from the designs of the designer, the technical spec sheet and your explanations. Once the choice for the designs is made, the process is the following:
- Creation of the base patterns
- Fitting of one or two prototypes
- Alteration of the base patterns following the fittings
- Confection of the prototype from the chosen fabric
- Final adjustments to the prototype
- Grading is also recommended in a later stage (needed to create patterns for the different sizes).
- Production of small series (100 pcs max)
Frequently Asked Questions FAQ:
How do I realize my collection? What do I need?
1. Preparation
Decide how you feel comfortable working:
- You design (draw) the model and leave everything else to the manufacturer.
- You design, realize the first pattern yourself and then leave the rest to the manufacturer.
- You design, realize the first pattern and prototype yourself and leave the rest to the manufacturer.
- Option 1: time factor is very important; you have to secure your manufacturer well in advance. We recommend at least 6 months in advance of your collection presentation date. Your vision of the final garment and that of your manufacturer may diverge, so a lot of dialogue, trials and negotiation must take place.
- Option 2: having the pattern ready already creates a better foundation to start from. The manufacturer can already tell you faster what is feasible and for which price.
- Option 3: it's the fastest way to see your collection manufactured. You might still need to modify or simplify some of the features depending on what is feasible for your manufacturer.
2. Timing
Prospect well in advance the manufacturers: price, quality, capacity, and delivery timelines. Keep in mind: the manufacturer has also other orders ongoing. You are not the only one. Bear in mind the peak times, when manufacturers are typically very busy. You want to find your manufacturer well before:
- Spring - Summer collection (November - February)
- Autumn - Winter collection (June - August)
Therefore, start as soon as possible as the "First In" are better served.
You can also decide to phase your collection, on a time sliding basis, meaning: create a few prototypes in a first phase, then another in a later one and so on. This has the advantage that you and your manufacturer get to know each other better and both adapt for the following phase. It also brings less risk to the manufacturing of your collection.
3. How to better communicate your intention as a designer?
Use clear sketches and technical specification sheets. Really, put your time into those. The time you invest in clarifying what you want will pay off as a high-quality prototype.
4. Adapt your designs
Well, suppose you did all the things above correctly. Your design is great and the spec sheet is flawless. What about the feasibility of your design and the cost to prototype or manufacture it? Be ready to make some concessions if you want to keep the costs to an acceptable level. Without being exhaustive, here are a few elements that will add to the production cost:
- Different types of fabrics to be assembled together
- Additional Lining
- Number of pockets, buttons
- Applied accessories
- Special type of seams
- The workability of the fabric (e.g. leather vs. cotton or wool)
- Can it be assembled with a machine or it requires manual intervention?
- Fabric design and assembly points (a checkered design fabric requires more cutting and assembly time and even more fabric)
- Your design is easily adjustable or requires redrawing and even a new pattern?
5. Additional points
There are some other things you have to foresee as a designer:
- A sufficient quantity of accessories and labels.
- Contractual dates (if you deliver late the fabrics, your collection will be late, simple as that).
- Communicate often and clearly with your manufacturer.
Margueritte Couture FAQ:
Can you also realize the patterns?
We can work on patterns already made or, do the patterns you require. Alternative is to do it based on shopping or by modifying an existent model).
Can you just prototype or is there a minimum quantity you require for production?
The good news is that we do not impose you a minimum quantity, the minimum quantity is from 1 prototype per design. Of course, you will realize economies (time and money), if we can also manufacture a small series.
How much will the collection cost me?
It is very difficult to advance a price without seeing the designs, their complexity and the fabrics. I propose to meet and discuss your project (you can use the below Contact form). I advise you to bring along for the meeting the designs and samples of the fabric. After the meeting, I will establish an offer and the price for the work that will be performed.
How much time do you need to realize a small series?
The sooner you let us know, the better. It is subject to planning the capacity.
What are your references?
Our portfolio of clients consists of well-known fashion houses and young creators in Belgium starting up their first collection. Therefore we have experience with a large range of fabrics, very exigent quality criteria and tight deadlines. Written recommendations from our clients are available on demand. NATAN is one of the established names in fashion in Belgium, offering six clothing lines and made-to-mesure services to a range of private clients.
For more information, please use the form below or call + 32 475 42 48 22 :


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The Green Campus Initiative at UMaine
November 29, 2014 in Campus Life
The University of Maine is one of the best campuses focusing on going green. Many benches are scattered around the campus that are green used from recycled material as part of the green campus initiative.
The university has received numerous awards for it's green sustainability. In 2011 it was one of 16 schools to be selected to the Princeton review's Green Honor Roll in 2011. This has really helped the university recruit students who are concerned with the environment.
One of the biggest facilities on campus is the student fitness center. Many of these buildings around the country know how costly they can be to run and how much energy it needs to be a great facility. UMaine has a green center that offers a tremendous amount of natural light. With windows wrapping around the majority of the building, there is no need to use electricity. Not only is the electricity the only resource conserved, but the student fitness center also conserves water as well as took into account what type of materials were used to build the structure.
Here are some stats provided by the umaine.edu website:
- 7 percent of UMaine's food budget is spent on organic and local food.
- 30 percent of UMaine's energy comes from renewable resources.
- 70 percent of UMaine's cleaning products are green certified.
- 90 percent of campus grounds are maintained organically.
- UMaine has a full-time sustainability coordinator and a Sustainability Council, made up of students, faculty and staff.
Also started is a student organization called the 'green team' their main goal is to create and maintain efficiency on campus. They help create activities that help raise awareness about a green initiative.
One of the greatest things about the campus is how important everyone views being green. It has just become a part of the culture at UMaine. Many Maine towns aren't used to recycling or having recycling programs put in place. But, many students who come from those backgrounds including myself pick up the recycling very quickly. Sorting out trash from recycled items that can be re-used again sometime in the future. The campus has many trash and recycling stations around the campus instead of having students just throw their trash on the ground.
Speaking of trash, UMaine opened a compost facility in 2013. The compost will be used in landscaping and with the university's crop fields. It is a great way for the university to save money by using materials that they already had paid for. Not only will it save money but the compost is used as a soil en-richer which will help with their crop fields tremendously.
UMaine has become a leader in green resources and sustainability. It not only is a great example for other colleges in the surrounding area but in the state as well. It also gives students a great example to learn from the college and adapt this lifestyle into their own lives. If you are environmentally conscious and want to reduce your carbon footprint on the earth, think about the University of Maine and their green efforts.


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Anne LOVES Richard
It was such a pleasure to plan Anne & Richard's wedding. Anne will always have a dear piece of my heart. When I asked Anne what is the image that comes to mind when you think of your wedding day she said 'A beautiful white dress and stunning Red Rose bouquet.
Red is very bold and many brides waver the weeks leading up to the wedding – they think …'did I make the right choice, will it be too much?' and Anne was no exception …after some convincing to stick with the vision she told me nearly 12 months before Anne decided to stay with her choice of a Red bouquet. On her wedding day Anne said to me she was sooo glad I didn't let her change her mind. The Red was perfect!
We continued the flow of colour with Red Rose petals throughout the ceremony and reception, Red and Cream stationary & Bridesmaids in tailor made Red chiffon dresses. To add Anne's LOVE for chocolate there were Red and Silver chocolate hearts for each guests and a tower of chocolate & Raspberry cupcakes with Red finishes. Later in the night these cupcakes would be boxed by yours truly & tied with a Red satin bow for everyone to take home with them.
Anne & Richard's son Brady was their gorgeous page boy and walked down the Aisle with Anne -who didn't like the lime light and thought all the attention could be on her little man… She was a vision and no one especially Richard could take their eyes of her… 6 months ago Anne gave birth to twins.. a boy & girl….They are such a beautiful family…. Congratulations xx
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A guest post by Hayden Munro.
One of the most frustrating things for Progressives about the world-wide policy response to the Great Financial Crisis and the Long Slump that we are still in, has been the incredible amnesia with which most policy makers have responded to the crisis. For Progressives, the Great Financial Crisis is nothing new, it's a crisis brought on by dangerous under-regulation of the financial industry, which created a financial meltdown, a liquidity trap and depressed aggregate demand. In other words, it's a repeat of the 1929 crash that caused the Great Depression.
This is the central theme of some must read works like "This Time it's Different" and pretty much Paul Krugman's entire output since 2008. To progressives, the answer should be simple, the financial crisis has damaged the engine of growth that should be powering our economy, and Government has a role to play in lifting growth and stabilising the economy, putting people back to work and restoring the financial security of the middle class that has been so damaged by years of trickle down economics and the financial crash that followed.
This was the immediate read on the crisis and the thinking that underlay the early response to it, moves such as the bank bailouts in the US, the nationalising of banks in the UK, and the general rounds of economic stimulus all over the world. Since early 2009 however, Progressives have watched as policy makers, having successfully stabilised the financial sector, promptly abandoned any moves aimed at restoring pre-crash levels of growth, instead favouring harsh austerity measures aimed at cutting the deficits run up in the lead up to the crisis, and by the emergency response itself. For Progressives, it boggles the mind at a time when flagging growth is so obviously the most important challenge facing our economies, all of the attention has been on "the debt problem" rather than the "growth problem"
This is evident in the New Zealand context as well: think about Bill English and his zealot like commitment to a "zero budget" when New Zealand actually has very low public debt by global standards, yet worryingly low growth.
Joe Biden"s former chief economic advisor Jared Bernstein sums up the progressive astonishment well here:
Over the last decade, too many households, governments, firms, and banks borrowed recklessly, nudged by financial "innovations," negligent underwriting, and pure disregard for their ability to meet the liabilities they were taking on. Then, in September 2008, the system snapped. One particularly over-leveraged investment bank, Lehman Brothers, went bankrupt, and the global debt bubble popped. Millions of people lost, and continue to lose, their homes. Unemployment is rampant, and just under half of the unemployed have been jobless for more than half a year. The debt burdens of sovereign nations, Greece in particular, pose existential threats.
And yet policy-makers seem frozen in place, unwilling to take the necessary actions for one basic reason: doing so would mean deficit spending. Indeed, those at the helm in the advanced economies seem intent on shifting into reverse, pursuing austerity measures that, like medieval bleeding, only make the patient sicker. We recently inflicted more wounds on our already injured economy by arguing about whether or not to default on our own sovereign debt. This frustrating and destructive debate would have been a pitiful sideshow had it occurred during a period of full employment. For it to happen in the midst of the worst jobs crisis in decades amounts to malpractice by the policy-makers involved.
UK Labour Leader Ed Miliband is one of the few progressive politicians making this case explicitly. In his 2011 Conference Speech Miliband told voters…
I have a fundamental disagreement with the Government.
They believe Britain can address our problems of debt without addressing our problems of growth.
They are wrong.
Think of how you pay off the credit card bill.
You need to make savings in the household budget.
But if you lose your job and the money stops coming in, you can't pay off the bill.
People in Britain are losing their jobs.
They aren't spending.
Government is cutting back.
And the recovery has stalled.
Of course, the world economy is suffering.
But our Government is making it worse.
The argument by people like Bernstein and Miliband is simple: countries like New Zealand, America and the UK have a growth crisis, not a debt crisis, and by focusing exclusively on debt, we are missing the point and prolonging the recession. So this leads us the question: Why? What is causing our policy makers to ignore our growth problems in favour of a laser like focus on deficits? Some new polling and research into how policy makers decide their priorities provides some hints, and for those of us who want to see economic growth atop the political agenda, it's worrying news.
According to some much publicised research by Martin Gilens, a political scientist at Princeton University, there might be a surprising factor at work here: Income Inequality. More specifically, the way that vast differences in wealth lead to vast and worrying differences in political power. The Washington Post's Ezra Klein explains:
Gilens has been collecting the results of nearly 2,000 survey questions reaching back to the 1980s, looking for evidence that when opinions change, so too does policy. And he found it—but only for the rich. "Most policy changes with majority support didn't become law," Hacker and Pierson write. The exception was "when they were supported by those at the top. When the opinions of the poor diverged from those of the well-off, the opinions of the poor ceased to have any apparent influence: If 90 percent of poor Americans supported a policy change, it was no more likely to happen than if 10 percent did. By contrast, when more of the well-off supported a change, it was substantially more likely to happen.
What Gillens' research shows us is that, especially in America, widening income inequality has led to massively increased political power for the most well off. And this has meant that those in the top 10% and especially those in the top 1% have a vastly out-sized say in the policy making process, not only dictating what policy answers become law, but also what "questions" policy makers focus on.
Doesn't this sound a lot like the problem we are trying to understand? To the vast majority of people, especially the middle class who are suffering in the current recession, economic growth seems to be the major problem. Yet our policy makers are focused on something else? So can we find evidence that this is actually what's going on, and that divergent opinions on the nature of the challenges our policy makers should be addressing might be driving this disconnect?
Over to Fivethirtyeight.com which tells us that a recent sudy:
Authored by the political scientists Benjamin Page, Fay Lomax Cook, and Rachel Moskowitz and recently released by the Russell Sage Foundation, found that the politics of the very wealthy are strikingly different (from other incomes groups).
Their study, which was part of a larger project called the Study of Economically Successful Americans and the Common Good, involved something unusual: a random sample of the rich. In particular, they interviewed 104 wealthy individuals in the Chicago area between February and June 2011.The sampling frame, constructed from various sources, was essentially the top 1 percent in terms of wealth (not income, as in the Gallup analysis).The response rate among the wealthy individuals they contacted was 37 percent, which may seem low on its face but is quite respectable by contemporary standards. The median wealth of this group was $7.5 million. (Of course, the broader project is surveying wealthy people nationwide, not only in Chicago.)
So this study lets us compare opinions on economic policy issues between the top 1 percent of income earners, and the rest of the population? The findings are exactly that Gilen's research suggested we would find: a real and substantive disagreement over which policy questions our politicians should be focused on, with the views of the top 1% matching the actions of policy makers:
The 1 percent cares more about deficits than the economy. When asked to name the most important problem facing the country, 32 percent of respondents said the deficit and 11 percent said the economy. By contrast, in an April 2011 CBS News/New York Times poll, 49 percent of Americans said the economy or jobs and only 5 percent said the deficit."
This polling suggests that the bewildering focus on debt issues at the expense of growth, at a time when economic growth has never been a bigger issue, is more than just a mistake. It is symptomatic of wider power imbalances in our economy, and further proof that massive income inequality is a threat not only to economic stability, but to the fairness and responsiveness of our democracy.
Why this research is so interesting is that it illustrates in a really important way the extent to which our current economic problems are connected to, and caused by, deeper political problems. The sort of trickle down economic policies that the Right told us would lead to greater prosperity, led not only to massive income inequality, they deeply unbalanced the power structure of our politics. By giving more and more wealth and political power to the wealthy, they created a political system that was increasingly tailored to meet the demands of the well-off. And that meant more more tax cuts for the rich, more financial deregulation. And then when these same policies drove our economy off a cliff, it was the well-off who got to dictate how we responded. And their answer has been uniformally to move away from the policies that history tells us actually solve financial crisis and their ensuring recessions.
So what's the lesson here? It's that a progressive response to the financial crisis must be one that not only gets the economy moving again, but one that rebalances the power structure of our politics. We need a politics that puts more power in the hands of the middle class, and that means more wealth in their hands. This adds a new dimension to debates like the need for more progressive taxation and things like a financial transaction tax. It's why Labour's proposal for a tax on capital gains is so important, because it will rebalance not only our economy, but our politics. Such moves, which would shift wealth back to the middle classes, and lessen the shocking levels of income inequality in countries like America and New Zealand, would go a long way to solving the political problems that underlie our economic woes.
In my next post: A look at other forces driving the austerity consensus, and an in depth look at how it's holding back the global economy.


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Hill comes up huge
|photo by Darryl Smart
The rookie faced 54 shots, including eight in overtime to help the Chiefs slip by the Oakville Rock 11-10 at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.
"It felt really nice to contribute," Hill said with a smile after the game. "It was a great team win."
In overtime, Jeremy Noble struck first to give the Rock a lead two minutes into the frame. But 37 seconds later, Dhane Smith scored his second goal of the game to tie things back up.
Randy Staats then scored the game-winner, which was his third of the game.
While Staats scored three, Smith, Dan Dawson and Ryan Benesch each scored two goals. Jordan Durston and Craig Point pitched in with one goal.
With the win, the Chiefs are 9-4-2, one point behind the second-place Rock and Brooklin Re
Thursday the Chiefs can gain some valuable ground when they face the Peterborough Lakers on the road at 8 p.m. Currently the Lakers sit in first place, three points behind the Chiefs.
Tuesday the Chiefs are back at home for their final home game of the regular season against teh Brampton Excelsiors.


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Confederate and Dixie Flag Gun Cleaning Mat
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Designed after The Second Confederate Navy Jack and the Battle Flag of Northern Virginia, this Confederate Flag gun cleaning mat allows you to show pride for the South. Also known as the rebel flag, Dixie flag, and Southern Cross our rustic design plays off what is widely recognized as the symbol of the Southern United States. Whether you cleaning and repairing your small firearm or using it as a large mouse pad, the Confederate and Dixie Flag TekMat is the perfect way to show support for the men and women who are in the business of fighting fires. The soft top of this mat protects your gun from scratches while the neoprene rubber backing protects your work surface from chemicals while keeping everything in place.
This isn't your ordinary gun cleaning mat! Show your pride for your firearm while using this high quality neoprene rubber backed and cloth top gun cleaning mat to protect your gun bench, desk, kitchen table, or whatever surface you usually clean or maintain your gun on. You likely keep your gun in a soft padded case or maybe a gun cabinet with a felt lined rack or something similar to protect it so why would you scratch your gun while cleaning or repairing it by setting it on a hard surface that could easily scratch your firearm?
The soft polyester top will ensure your gun doesn't get scratched while the neoprene rubber backing on the mat will keep everything in place and prevent your work surface from sliding around. This mat will also keep harmful chemicals, oil, and dirt from penetrating down to your desk, bench or the area where you normally clean and work on your firearms. After the mat begins to accumulate too much dirt, chemicals, or oil just throw it in the wash on a gentle cycle, allow to air dry and it will be virtually like new.
This gun cleaning mat measures 11 inches by 17 inches and is 1/8 of an inch thick.
This is made to be used with most handgun makes and models.


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